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Effective change efforts, whether activist movements or social enterprises, must focus beyond just the problem or symptom they want to eliminate.

In March 2022, I was living in Paris. The French presidential election was imminent. All leading candidates touted a national ecological plan to fight climate change, a top priority for French voters.

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A 20-year campaign to address America’s high school dropout crisis produced unprecedented gains in graduation rates nationwide. Can lessons from this campaign help the nation cross this elusive ...

Nonprofit brands are visible everywhere. Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, and World Wildlife Fund are some of the most widely recognized brands in the world, more trusted by the public ...